Strong local clusters help firms compete in global markets. One explanation for this is that firms benefit from locating close to their suppliers and customers. However, the emergence of global supply chains shows that physical proximity is not neces

Talk by Matthew Levine (MIT / Harvard) The development of data-informed predictive models for dynamical systems is of widespread interest in many disciplines. We present a unifying framework for blending mechanistic and machine-learning approaches to

Agent-based modeling is a promising tool for assisting decision-making in, and reasoning about, complex systems. However, using these models in practice is rife with challenges: their complexity can make them difficult to analyze mathematically, thei

Talk by Ana-Andreea Stoica Ranking algorithms have recently come under scrutiny for preventing minority groups from reaching higher ranking slots in applications like search and recommendation, thus reducing their visibility. In this talk, I will des

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